The Everett Food Truck Festival is a culinary wonderland of fare. About 20 trucks will converge for the event Saturday in downtown Everett.
Here are a few trucks we tried.
Bread and Circuses: Gastropub eats and circus treats; 314-374-3081, www.eatbreadandcircuses.com.
This isn’t a normal food truck with a static menu of burgers or barbecue. Bread and Circuses menu changes “aggressively” depending on what’s in season.
At last Saturday’s Everett Craft Beer Fest, I had the War of the Pig sandwich, with Italian roast pork, arugula, herb aioli, havarti, garlic and chili oil on a hoagie roll. It was amazing. The roast pork was moist and the havarti and aioli matched perfectly.
Friends tried the spinach quesadilla and the circus burger. The burger had provel cheese, arugula, pickled red onion and three pepper cider aioli on a bone marrow bun. Sandwiches were $10 each.
They also had sides of freedom fries, mac &beer cheese and a beet salad for $5 each.
Check it out, and be surprised at what’s on the menu.
Big Dog’s: “beef mode” food truck with specialty hot dogs; 425-343-5921, www.uhungrybro.com.
The claim is pretty straight forward: “Biggest Weiner Around.”
The Seahawks themed food truck is based in Snohomish County and serves about 10 different hot dogs with names like L.O.B., Sherman and, of course, Wilson.
Herald writer David Krueger got the L.O.B., made with “lots of bacon” and Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ Sauce. He was gracious enough to share some with me and it was juicy and well cooked. The bacon added a nice saltiness that was balanced by the BBQ sauce.
Big Dog’s uses a number of combinations of sauerkraut, jalapeños, onions, cream cheese, sriracha and more to make up its hot dogs, including the Ref, topped with blue cheese, A-1 Steak Sauce and onions. You can also call an audible and pick any three toppings.
In true Seahawks fashion, Big Dog’s offers Skittles as well.
Aaron Swaney, Herald writer
Atsuki’s Food Truck: sushi, teriyaki, Japanese dishes with bacon; 425-366-1660, www.atsukisfoodtruck.com.
I ordered almost everything on the menu board last week when Atsuki’s was at Snohomish Farmers Market, then brought it all to The Herald newsroom for sampling. Items weren’t consumed hot off the grill, as is the proper way to eat it according to the chef, who didn’t approve of my mass carry-out method due to the time lag.
My favorite was the curry ($6.75). It was tangy yet smooth with no aftertaste. The shrimp roll ($3.50) was a close second.
Here’s what others in The Herald offices said:
Lynn Jefferson, creative services manager: “Four stars for the munchie mobile—especially the bacon fried rice ($6.75). Who doesn’t love anything with bacon in it?”
Ian McLean, advertising assistant: “The bacon cooked in this rice lends its flavor to the rest of the ensemble of the fried rice. It gives a slight bacon flavor to the rice and eggs that is absolutely to die for. Beef teriyaki ($7.50) was not too sweet as teriyaki can get. The beef itself is moist and tender with a little bit of spiciness to keep you on your toes, with the rice to cool off your tongue for your next bite. The bacon yakisoba ($6.75) is delicious. The noodles are nice and soft and plenty flavorful. Tuna roll ($4): The rice is soft and feels fresh. The tuna itself is quite spicy with a delectable smoky flavor.”
Judith Austin, customer service agent: “I had the bacon rice, yakisoba and beef with rice. It was all very good, but the beef had a nice zing in its flavor that said ‘Order me. I’m the best.’”
Karen Van Horn, legals data clerk: “I thought the beef was tender and tasty. The rice was so-so and the noodles were good with the sauce on it.”
Andrea Brown, Herald writer
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